When I bought the car, it looked like this – the base plate for the licence plate was not there.
While the mechanic was replacing intake manifold, he asked if I want to replace coolant hoses of the engine cooling system. He said that it was easier to do so with the leaking manifold taken off. Why not, I don’t want how long the existing hoses have served the car, likely from the day 1. Therefore, I gave him the green light. At the time, I knew the new hose is the silicone ones but didn’t pay much attention to what exactly it is.
Finally, what a surprise when I saw it!
My 156 twin spark engine stalling happened and became a continuous problem at about 2 years after the purchase. The symptom began from a start up problem that the engine only fired up with the accelerator pedal depressed when cranking.
